An affair destroyed former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's career, and it turns out he wanted his ex-wife to manage his comeback. What a jerk! Except, it's now time to dispose of the sad little Good Wife trope.
You could tally all the "Crazy Uncle Joe" things Joe Biden has said as vice president, or you could just tally all the weird uncle things he said... on Thursday afternoon.
National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre made his first public comments since his Friday press conference that wasn't well received. Despite David Gregory's best efforts, he didn't back down from a single point.
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Sanford is "studying" a possible run for the House seat to be vacated by Tim Scott, the Republican congressman whom Gov. Nikki Haley officially tapped Monday afternoon to replace Jim DeMint.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will announce whom she's picked to replace Sen. Jim DeMint in a press conference Monday at noon, and The New York Times now reports that person will be Rep. Tim Scott.
The South Carolina governor released a statement saying that she doesn't want a temporary placeholder. That sounds like she's looking for someone a bit more permanent, like Rep. Tim Scott, whose district she'll be visiting for a press conference tomorrow.
It's a little tricky to talk about this — the history Tim Scott might help start to re-write for the GOP as its only black Congressman turned Senator — without dwelling too much on the history of affirmative action... and South Carolina.
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